RE: FTMAP Help

<chuckle> That's EXACTLY what I did. I wish that they would display a
message, if you double-click on the icon, to exit the program and enter
the
arguments in DOS.

You don't run the program by double-clicking on it. You run it from DOS
and
pass it arguments. So from the DOS prompt you would enter:
  ftmap -g -i sprites_directory_name -f output.gif < input.ft 

The .ft file is VERY picky. An extra space or carriage return can cause
it
to abort. I found the PBEM spreadsheets by Jon Davis (available through
the
Full Thrust Computer Core
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3565/index.html) to be VERY
useful
and they generate a page that you can be used to make the .ft file.

Are you using vector or cinematic movement. If using vector, you will
want
to add the -t argument to the list. Also, the vector shows the line of
PROJECTED movement. If you want to show where the ship came from, you
will
have to add/subtract 180 from the course indicator that you send to the
ftmap program (be sure to watch for divide-by-zero errors).

The Manual (see below) is also helpful 

Manual:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Stargate/2995/ftmap/docs/ftmap.html
FTMap page (by Tim Jones):
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Stargate/2995/ftmap/home.html

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Brian Bell
brian_bell@dscc.dla.mil
bkb@beol.net	  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denny Graver [SMTP:den_den_den@talk21.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 12:33 PM
> To:	Bell, Brian K; bkb@beol.net
> Subject:	Re: FTMAP Help
> 
> Hi Bri
> 
> When you used it, what happened ?
> 
> I can't seem to generate the example map 
> 
> I type the ftmap info at the prompt and sit looking at a cursor
> 
> I must be doing something wrong :)
> 
> D
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bell, Brian K" <Brian_Bell@dscc.dla.mil>
> To: "'Denny Graver'" <den_den_den@talk21.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 11:32 AM
> Subject: RE: FTMAP Help
> 
> 
> > I used it. I can try to answer any questions. I remember that it was
> > difficult when I first began.
> > 
> > 
> > -----
> > Brian Bell
> > brian_bell@dscc.dla.mil 
> > bkb@beol.net
> > http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/ft/      
> > -----
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Denny Graver [SMTP:den_den_den@talk21.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 10:33 AM
> > > To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> > > Subject: FTMAP Help
> > > 
> > > Anyone on line who knows how to use FTMAP ?
> > > 
> > > :Den 10:33GMT
> >